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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

But a few pioneering districts have shown that it’s possible, and Albemarle County has joined a nascent trend of districts trying to build their own bridges across the digital divide. Her kids love to read, and they want to download new books rather than re-read the paperbacks at home. Read more about the Digital Divide.

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A hidden, public internet asset that could get more kids online for learning

The Hechinger Report

In 2004, President George W. Then, in 2004, the FCC changed the allowed use of the educational spectrum from TV to internet, and ITFS became EBS. Zach Leverenz, an advocate for closing the digital divide, on the use of electromagnetic spectrum set aside for education. How can we get it to work for its intended purpose?”.